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George Dimitrov

@georgedimitrov

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I am a senior banking and digital IT leader with 360° cross-border financial services experience.

Austria

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior digital banking leadership roles where I can lead cross-border IT and product teams, drive transformation programs, stabilize core systems, and deliver measurable efficiency and customer-facing improvements in collaborative, fast-paced environments.

I am a banking and digital-IT leader with 360° hands-on experience across complex international environments. I combine strategic insight with operational execution to deliver measurable business outcomes.

I have supported division and C-level leaders on cross-functional, cross-country topics and led the CORE02 team serving nine banks, managing 18 people and an external budget of ~1.2 mln EUR. I drove system stabilization, performance improvements, fewer critical incidents, faster processing and annual savings of ~5–7%.

Earlier I acted as Business Relationship Manager covering multiple CEE markets, negotiating contracts, managing escalations, and bridging ICT providers with client banks. I contributed to large portfolio restructurings, managed virtual data rooms and led digitalization initiatives validated at executive level.

I hold executive education in strategy and entrepreneurship and training in Agile, IT project management and finance. I am results-oriented, fluent in multiple languages, and passionate about leading digital transformation and operational excellence in financial services.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Business Manager Investments&Securities

UniCredit Group

Dec 2023 - Nov 2024 (11 months)

Supported the division head in cross-functional Digital activities, supervising the PLUTO project and driving re-organization across teams to improve delivery and coordination.

Digital Transformation Project Management Stakeholder Management Change Management Strategic Planning

Business Manager to COO and CDIO CE&EE

UniCredit Group

Mar 2021 - Nov 2023 (2 years 8 months)

Supported COO and CDIO for Central & Eastern Europe on strategic and operational cross-country initiatives, coordinating complex programs and improving regional governance.

Program Management Cross Country Coordination IT strategy Stakeholder Management Governance

Head of CORE02 AM

UniCredit Group

Jun 2019 - Feb 2021 (1 year 8 months)

Led a team of 18 supporting the CORE02 core banking for 9 CEE banks, managing ~€1.2M annual external budget and delivering 5–7% YoY cost savings while improving system stability and response times.

Core Banking Team Management Budget Management Vendor Management Performance Optimization Incident Management CEE Banking

Business Relationship Manager

UniCredit Group

Oct 2014 - May 2019 (4 years 7 months)

Acted as primary client lead for UniCredit Services across multiple countries, managing service portfolios, escalations, contract negotiations and improving customer satisfaction under high-pressure conditions.

Client Relationship Management Contract Negotiation Service Delivery Escalation Management Stakeholder Management

Organizational Development Specialist

UniCredit Group

Apr 2013 - Oct 2014 (1 year 6 months)

Led restructuring of UniCredit Leasing activities, optimizing portfolio, processes and personnel and defining requirements for a Euroleasing IT tool to improve distressed asset management.

Process Optimization Requirements Gathering Asset Management Change Management Cross Functional Collaboration

UniQuest Leadership Program

UniCredit Group

Feb 2014 - Sep 2014 (7 months)

Participated in an international leadership development project for UniCredit Bank Germany, delivering validated digitalization and private banking growth recommendations to senior leadership.

Leadership Development Strategy Digitalization Private Banking Business Case Development

Associate, Portfolio Restructuring

UniCredit Group

Mar 2012 - Mar 2013 (1 year)

Member of task force disposing ~€2.5bn non-core leasing assets; managed virtual data room, supported due diligence with international investors and contributed to deal structuring and pitching.

Due Diligence Deal Structuring Investor Relations Financial Analysis

Sales Analyst

UniCredit Group

Nov 2010 - Feb 2012 (1 year 3 months)

Established the Commercial Planning unit and automated reporting with advanced Excel/VBA, reducing report preparation time by 70% and supporting a ~60% YoY increase on ~€500M business.

Excel VBA Sales Analytics Commercial Plans

Financial Analyst and Controller

UniCredit Group

Nov 2009 - Nov 2010 (1 year)

Coordinated financial planning and controlling for Central and Eastern Europe leasing subsidiaries, improving financial oversight and reporting to the holding.

Financial Planning Forecasting Reporting Stakeholder Management CEE Markets